High Flight! (And Other Things).

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Success!

Sort of. :-)

Have managed to write another chapter (very short, but still) of "Live Truly, My Heart". Thank goodness. :-)


Issues With Fanfic (and other stories): I have this thing where (1) I like character-driven stories, and tend to write them that way, but (2) I also like my characters to be happy and at peace with their lives.
This makes for some damn boring story-telling once the UST is resolved, I gotta tell you.

See, I'd like very much to get "Live Truly" - at least the pre-M1 bits (fourteen months to go) - out of the way before I start Nano.
Partly in the name of, like, personal pride, but mostly because it'll give me a really *easy* pick-up point when I get back to it (either in December, or at points during November, when I've got my word-count done and want a bread from the Valeda crew), and a fairly easy run winding down to the end of M1 once I'm there.
It's just *getting* there that's giving me grief.

The M1 crew is all assembled now, so I just need to get them to ride out the next year and a bit, and then I'm fine.

All I need to do is figure out, well, how to keep them all on their toes while they do this.


Wish me luck. :-)



In other news: Choir was awesome. :-) AND I got to sing the Soprano-1 part in "High Flight"!!! :-D (This was one of the pieces we did back in grade 11, on the England Trip! It's outstanding! And the whole choir loves it. And Erin was just tickled pink because today's her birthday, and she got to sing "High Flight" on her birthday! And we're all just thrilled, cause we're doing it for the CBC competition and the May concert! Whee! And I get to sing Soprano!!! I get to fly-fly-fly!!! :-D)

<*general rejoicing ensues*>


Aaaaaaaaaaaand, in other news: Meme-Sheepage!

Your Score: 9 - the Peacemaker

Thanks for taking the test !

you chose BX - your Enneagram type is NINE (aka "The Mediator")

"I am at peace"

Peacemakers are receptive, good-natured, and supportive. They seek union
with others and the world around them.

How to Get Along with Me

• If you want me to do something, how you ask is important. I especially
  don't like expectations or pressure.



• I like to listen and to be of service, but don't take advantage of this.



• Listen until I finish speaking, even though I meander a bit.



• Give me time to finish things and make decisions. It's OK to nudge
  me gently and nonjudgmentally.



• Ask me questions to help me get clear.



• Tell me when you like how I look. I'm not averse to flattery.



• Hug me, show physical affection. It opens me up to my feelings.



• I like a good discussion but not a confrontation.



• Let me know you like what I've done or said.



• Laugh with me and share in my enjoyment of life.

What I Like About Being a NINE

• being nonjudgmental and accepting



• caring for and being concerned about others



• being able to relax and have a good time



• knowing that most people enjoy my company; I'm easy to be around



• my ability to see many different sides of an issue and to be a good
  mediator and facilitator



• my heightened awareness of sensations, aesthetics, and the here and
  now



• being able to go with the flow and feel one with the universe

What's Hard About Being a NINE

• being judged and misunderstood for being placid and/or indecisive



• being critical of myself for lacking initiative and discipline



• being too sensitive to criticism; taking every raised eyebrow and twitch of the mouth personally



• being confused about what I really want



• caring too much about what others will think of me



• not being listened to or taken seriously

NINEs as Children Often

• feel ignored and that their wants, opinions, and feelings are unimportant
  



• tune out a lot, especially when others argue



• are "good" children: deny anger or keep it to themselves
  

NINEs as Parents

• are supportive, kind, and warm



• are sometimes overly permissive or nondirective

Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele

The Enneagram Made Easy

Discover the 9 Types of People

Harper
SanFrancisco, 1994, 161 pages

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You chose BX

Would you rather have chosen:

AX (SEVEN)

CX (TWO)

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